Welcome to the Oak Hills Local School District Differentiation Academy Wiki Page!

This is where we will collaborate for our class. It's also where relevant websites will be posted.
Websites to Explore-

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Differentiation
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Background+information+on+differentiation

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Pre-Assessments

http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Pre-Assessment This is a great place to start. Wiki space with lots of resources.
http://www.stemresources.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=69 Stem Resources printables
http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/pre-assessment.pdf
http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/PreKKAssess.html examples early elementary pre-assessments

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Assessments-

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Learning Styles
http://www.businessballs.com/freepdfmaterials/MI-test-intelligences-descriptions.pdf
http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/tutoringservices/downloads/lsi.pdf
http://www.businessballs.com/freepdfmaterials/free_multiple_intelligences_test_young_people.pdf
http://cathypauscher.edu.glogster.com/learning-styles-pauscher/Mapping your idenitity
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/1966/

Oak Hills Differentiation Academy Session 1_176.pptx

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Here's the glyph slide

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Interest Survey
http://schools.webster.k12.mo.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=40488
Interest survey - Rick Wormeli
Career Interest Survey (automatic tabulating)
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Elementary+Interest+Survey+2.doc
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/search/view/interest+surveys
Parents Math/Science Interest Survey Questionnaire
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfwg6ffr_4cjthtt (High School, excellent questions)
People Bingo:

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Exit Cards
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/mathcatch/mainpages/assess_tools/exit_questions.html
http://www.scsnc.org/curriculum/NewSchools/Ticket-Out-The-Door.pdf

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Strategies Used/Discussed in Presentation- Resource links

Sternberg's- Great resource to enhance your teaching by incorporating all three intelligences
http://www.e2c2.com/uploads/Sternberg_Jigsaw%20centers_K12_97.pdf
examples of lesson plans K-12 using Sternberg's
http://www.diffcentral.com/resources.html

Squaring Off-
http://learn.tkschools.org/sgabrielse/ls/SQ/default.aspx

Give One- Get One
http://freeology.com/back-to-school/give-one-get-one-activity/

Cubing-
http://www.litandlearn.lpb.org/strategies/strat_cubing.pdf
http://toolsfordifferentiation.pbworks.com/w/page/22360087/Cubing
http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Departments/SPED/AES/Differentiation/nagc_cubing__think_dots.pdf

Think-Ink-Pair-Share-
http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/english/la/docs/17_%20ThinkInkPairShareGo.pdf

Human Barometer-
http://www.servicelearning.org/sites/default/files/download/slice/621_Human_Barometer.pdf

Differentiation Academy - Session 2

Classroom Climate resources:
Survey for classroom climate
http://www.calstatela.edu/centers/schoolclimate/assessment/classroom_survey.html

Coaching Tool for Classrooms Supporting Gifted Education
Gifted Education Coaching Tool


Building Community:
www.teachingtolerance.org
www.actsofkindness.org

Gallery Walk Stategy:
http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/strategies/gallery-walk-teaching-strateg

RAFT Resources:


Examples of RAFT/S:

http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/R.A.F.T.+Assignments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6odx183ykw&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Youtube video explaining RAFT in detail through a powerpoint.
RAFT WEBSITES TO EXPLORE:
http://www.writingfix.com/wac/writing_across_curriculum_rafts_math.htm
http://www.writingfix.com/wac/Writing_Across_Curriculum_RAFTS_Math.htm
http://engineofsouls.com/blog1/2009/08/08/raft-assignments/
http://toolsfordifferentiation.pbworks.com/RAFT (template)
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/cc/18str/raft/18str_raft.htm
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft#swap
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/raft/
http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/RAFT.html
http://www.tantasqua.org/superintendent/profdevelopment/etraft.html
http://web001.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=949
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/RAFTs+created+by+group+032708

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Session 3 Resources

Tiered Assignments



http://www.diagnostictestsupport.org




http://challengebychoice.wordpress.com/examples-of-tiered-math-assessments/ tiered math assessments 6th - 8th grade
http://challengebychoice.wordpress.com/tiered-science-assessments/ tiered science assessments
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/bestpractice/tiered/index.html
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Tiering
http://www.derry.k12.nh.us/dvs/staff/cmccallum/differentiation/tiered.pdf
http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html
http://2differentiate.pbworks.com/Tiered-Instructions



Session 4 Resources:

Differentiation Academy IV Oak Hills.pdf

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http://edtechvision.org/?p=787 Instructional Strategies
DeBono
http://debonoforschools.com/asp/six_hats.asp
http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Hats/hats.htm- tons of printables and tangible examples for Six Hat thinking lessons, including
Fairy Tales, Literature response, etc. etc.
http://www.nwabr.org/education/pdfs/PRIMER/PrimerPieces/SocSem.pdf - Socratic Seminar
http://www.socraticseminars.com/education/whatare.html

Higher Level Thinking
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+-+Introduction
http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~elc/isquestiontopromote.html
http://www.med.wright.edu/aa/facdev/_Files/PDFfiles/QuestionTemplates.pdf
http://www.ves.wpsb.org/focus/higherorderthinking.html fun test
http://www.literacyconnections.com/Schiller.php primary reading list with activities
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/thick_or_thin.htm
http://www.kaac.com/qod/index.html Question of the Day posted along all grade levels